tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post1284243912187726957..comments2024-03-11T05:51:02.785-04:00Comments on Frogma: And The Moral Of the Story Is...(plus I can't resist a safety plug)bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-40376822815322646642010-04-24T05:08:48.836-04:002010-04-24T05:08:48.836-04:00http://www. Stories.pk i have visited to this site...http://www. Stories.pk i have visited to this site and found to get the latest moral stories,Nadeem1414https://www.blogger.com/profile/01088697990015318634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-66862971174559528882010-01-28T17:45:18.935-05:002010-01-28T17:45:18.935-05:00It seemed like every other sentence listed a dange...It seemed like every other sentence listed a dangerous mistake. One key detail got edited out by the Times. According to the author they were missing both, not just one, paddle after the initial rescue/pump out.<br /><br />Definitely a double take to read in the article about the rescuers asking them not to mention the poaching.<br /><br />With the warm December we already had our "first sign of spring", a group of snowmobiles falling through the ice with death resulting.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472848930999735814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-42806956338152658942010-01-27T23:28:57.910-05:002010-01-27T23:28:57.910-05:00"strong swimmers"
Everyone should click..."strong swimmers"<br /><br />Everyone should click on the Chuck Sutherland link you included and scroll down to the story about the "elite marines, trained as water survival instructors". They capsized a canoe in very cold water, and all nine died trying to swim the 100 yards to shore. Marines trained as water survival instructors were very strong swimmers, I'm sure.PeconicPuffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727526949787504644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-56280011630895954912010-01-27T13:37:21.115-05:002010-01-27T13:37:21.115-05:00Spring is the worst. You get those first balmy day...Spring is the worst. You get those first balmy days & everybody wants to get out & enjoy it. <br /><br />A friend of mine actually had a good story - one stunning March day, he went out paddling. Being a good paddler, he was dressed in full cold-water riot gear. As he got back to the beach, a couple of ladies had just arrived were pulling a canoe off their roof. They saw him & I guess they asked why he was dressed like that. He explained. They put their canoe back on the roof rack & went home. <br /><br />A happy ending. <br /><br />Unfortunately it's still never a surprise to read about spring drownings after the first spell of warm weather. Never takes much reading between the lines to know what happened. <br /><br />This is in fact specifically why I am a HUGE fan of the new NYS lifejackets regulation that requires all recreational boaters in craft of 21 feet or less to wear their lifejackets from November 1 - May 1st. People just don't get how much slimmer the margin of error gets when the water temps go down.<br /><br />I wish that author had bothered to mention whether she & her hubby were wearing theirs.bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-11020736229028622172010-01-27T13:13:40.138-05:002010-01-27T13:13:40.138-05:00The New York Times was totally irresponsible in pr...The New York Times was totally irresponsible in printing this article. Nowhere does it seem as though the paddlers took any long-term information from their experience. It's cast in the light of "it was scary at the time, but we all got through it".<br /><br />I live right on the Hudson and every year I see families in rec boats going out on the first warm day of the year with no thought to water temp or changing conditions. They never have any kind of safety gear. Any time I ask them about it they always answer "We're strong swimmers". Swimming is never an option in cold water. It is a pretty bad option in current as strong as the Hudson.<br /><br />I'm a year round paddler but even on the warmest most calm days of Summer, I'm out with an extra paddle, paddle float, pump, tow belt, knife, radio, food water and clothes. I've never actually needed most of these things, but you never know which trip will be the one where you will.Jim Keyeshttp://www.jimkeyes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-90011757185967654892010-01-27T09:29:50.142-05:002010-01-27T09:29:50.142-05:00At least the boys waited until after the deer hunt...At least the boys waited until after the deer hunting to light up a doobie and drink some bad adult beverage. Cold water and offshore winds are no good on any body of water!DaveOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550394961639391786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-21554686011997369012010-01-27T07:54:22.841-05:002010-01-27T07:54:22.841-05:00Oh, they are great, AKT is my favorite place to go...Oh, they are great, AKT is my favorite place to go for lessons. Last year felt like a bit of a washout as far as my own personal paddling development in part because didn't make it up there once for lessons. <br /><br />They run a good place, their instructors are always fantastic, and they're really nice people too. <br /><br />Have fun today!bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-33637971852168514502010-01-27T07:41:41.839-05:002010-01-27T07:41:41.839-05:00Nice to see Bill and Janice Lozano get some props....Nice to see Bill and Janice Lozano get some props. They're really nice people who actually tolerate us knuckleheads in the Malden Yacht Club, although I sometimes suspect that they use us as an example of what not to do. When they paddle with us, I think they're doing research. <br /><br />I hope to have a chance to follow your advice today now that Monday's rain has opened the Hudson to us again. I'll be drysuited, paddling with a partner, and won't stray far from shore (and we won't have any beer 'til we get back!).Ol' Philosophizerhttp://maldenyachtclub.org/blognoreply@blogger.com